At Hillsborough, we have developed a Science Curriculum that equips children with the knowledge and skills to support a future in Science. The curriculum aims to:

• Develop children’s belief in themselves as scientists, by instilling excitement, curiosity and the confidence to question and explore the world around them.
• Give children opportunities and experiences to develop their critical thinking and understanding of the physical world that they belong to.
• Ensure children can develop scientific knowledge, conceptual understanding and the skills needed to become successful and passionate scientists.

Science is taught on a weekly basis and topics have been carefully linked to other curriculum topics, where possible, to provide an immersive curriculum.

Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 Curriculum Content

• Animals including Humans
• Living things and their habitats
• Plants
• Seasonal Changes
• Materials and States of Matter.

Key Stage 2 Curriculum Content

Learning continues to be developed from Key Stage 1, and new topics are also introduced:

• Light
• Forces and Magnets
• Electricity
• Sound
• Earth and Space
• Rocks
• Evolution and Inheritance.

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